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AGFORWARD (Grant Agreement N° 613520) is co-funded by the European Commission, Directorate General for Research & Innovation, within the 7th Framework Programme of RTD. The views and opinions expressed in this report are purely those of the writers and may not in any circumstances be regarded as stating an official position of the European Commission.

Agroforestry for high value tree systems:

dissemination of results and recommendations

Project name AGFORWARD (613520)

Work-package 3: Agroforestry for High Value Tree Systems

Deliverable Milestone 13 (3.6): Agroforestry High Value Tree Systems: dissemination of results and recommendations

Date of report 12 February 2018

Authors Anastasia Pantera, Paul Burgess, Andreas Papadopoulos, Vasileios Papanastasis, Konstantinos Mantzanas, Anil Graves, Maria Rosa Mosquera Losada, Adolfo Rosati, Gerardo Moreno, Jim McAdam, Nathalie Corroyer, Philippe Van Lerberghe, Nuria Ferreiro-Domingues, Maria Lourdes López-Díaz, Jose Javier Santiago Freijanes, Antonio Rigueiro-Rodriguez, Juan Luiz Fernandez-Lorenzo, Pilar Gonzalez-Hernandez, Pablo Fraga-Gontan, Miguel Martinez-Cabaleiro, Michail Giannitsopoulos, Juliette Colin, Fabien Balaguer and Frances Ward

Contact Anastasia Pantera; [email protected]

Contents

1 Context ............................................................................................................................................. 2 2 Dissemination of results................................................................................................................... 2 3 High value timber systems ............................................................................................................... 3 4 Olive and orange systems ................................................................................................................ 5 5 Grazed orchard system .................................................................................................................... 9 6 Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................................ 12 7 Reference ....................................................................................................................................... 12 8 Tabular summary of some dissemination activities ...................................................................... 13

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1 Context

The AGFORWARD research project (January 2014 - December 2017), funded by the European

Commission, is promoting agroforestry practices in Europe that will advance sustainable rural

development. The project has four objectives:

1. to understand the context and extent of agroforestry in Europe,

2. to identify, develop and field-test innovations (through participatory research) to improve the

benefits and viability of agroforestry systems in Europe,

3. to evaluate innovative agroforestry designs and practices at a field-, farm- and landscape scale,

and

4. to promote the wider adoption of appropriate agroforestry systems in Europe through policy

development and dissemination.

This report contributes to Objective 2. It provides evidence of the dissemination of the results and

recommendations arising from the Agroforestry for High Value Tree systems group.

2 Dissemination of results

There were nine stakeholder groups within the participatory research and development network for

high value tree systems (Table 1). As described in Deliverable 3.8 (Pantera et al. 2018), the systems

can be categorised into four types: i) agroforestry with high value trees, ii) olive and orchard groves,

iii) grazed orchards and iv) hedgerow trees. The recent dissemination activities of the first three

categories are described in turn.

Table 1. The nine stakeholder groups can be categorised into four categories

Category Name of group Lead organisation(s)

High value trees for timber

Silvopastoral management of Mediterranean timber plantations

University of Extremadura

Chestnut agroforestry in Galicia, Spain University of Santiago de Compostela

Olive and orchard groves

Intercropping and grazing of olive orchards in Italy

Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria (CREA)

Intercropping of olive groves in Greece TEI Stereas Elladas

Intercropping of orange groves in Greece TEI Stereas Elladas

Grazed orchards

Grazed orchards in France Assemblée Permanente des Chambres d’Agriculture (APCA)

Grazed orchards in England and Wales Cranfield University

Grazed orchards in Northern Ireland Agri Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)

Hedgerow trees

Bordure trees in France Association Française d’Agroforesterie (AFAF) and the Institut pour le Développement Forestier (IDF)


3 High value timber systems

3.1 Spanish stakeholder group for Mediterranean agroforestry

The team at the University of Extremadura (UEX) have undertaken a range of activities to promote

and disseminate the results among stakeholders. Many of these activities are result of the joint

effort of AGFORWARD and MOSAICO projects, both led by UNEX team. These activities are listed in

listed in Table 2 in Section 8 and those with a high number of attendees are highlighted below.

On 12 April 2017, the University of Extremadura and people from Hoyos municipality (northern

Extremadura) launched the Association for Chestnut forests of Hoyos, with 35 attendees (Figure 1a).

The association will manage 300 hectares of old-growth and burnt chestnut forest to create open

chestnut crops (intermixed with other species) in the more productive sites, timber forests and plant

microreserves. More than 60% of the chestnut area in the municipality is already included in the

land managed by the Association.

a) b) c)

Figure 1. The University of Extremadura led workshops of a) 12 April 2017, b) 16 June 2017 and c) 19 December 2017

On 16 June 2017 an intensive course on small-scale agroforestry, taught by the expert Dr. José Carlos

Santana, was attended by 25 students in Acebo (Sierra de Gata, northern Extremadura) (Figure 1b).

A field trip was also conducted through the 30 ha farm of Carlos Donoso, a farmer with a 30 year

experience on organic fruit production.

On 19 December 2017 a workshop on non-timber forest products in rural areas, attended by 15

people was held at Descargamaría (northern Extremadura) (Figure 1c). Presentations on

mushrooms, gum rockrose products, pine nuts and other NWFPs were given to show alternative

sources of income in pine forests.


3.2. Dissemination by the Galicia (NW Spain) group

The team of the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) (Galicia, NW Spain) has participated in

different activities to disseminate the results among stakeholders. Some of these activities are the

result of the joint work of AGFORWARD and AFINET (Agroforestry Innovation Networks) projects, as

USC is the coordinator of the AFINET project which aims to foster the exchange and the knowledge

transfer between scientists and practitioners in the agroforestry. The main dissemination activities

carried out by the USC during 2016 and 2017 are indicated in the Table 2 of this report.

The results obtained in the Galician experiments were presented to a wide range of stakeholders,

including farmers, researchers and company representatives at a final workshop organised at the

University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo on 19 July 2017 (Figure 2). During the workshop Rosa

Mosquera-Losada presented results that showed: i) the damage caused by Celtic pigs to protected

and unprotected chestnut trees, ii) the inoculation of an adult chestnut stand with mushroom

(Boletus edulis) and ii) the production and testing of grafted and self-rooted plants of selected

varieties of chestnut trees. Many of the participants in the workshop showed interest in the

establishment of this type of agroforestry practices in their farms due its economic and

environmental potential compared with the separate agricultural and forest systems.

Figure 2. Rosa Mosquera-Losada presenting the results from the Galicia experiments at a workshop organised in the University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, in North West Spain


4 Olive and orange systems

4.1 Dissemination by the Italian CREA group

CREA organised a visit by 33 participants to Bachetoni farm which rears chickens and grows

asparagus in the olive orchard. The farm has now expanded the number of housing units for

chickens in the olive orchard (Figure 3). At the DiFilippo farm (winery), geese weed and fertilize the

vineyard, while producing meat and eggs, which are then sold at the farm (Figure 4). At the same

DiFilippo farm, horses are used to till the soil in the vineyard, in place of tractors. Horses also pull

carriages to take visitors around the farm, providing additional income opportunities and advertising

for the farm.

Figure 3 Participants in the Bachetoni farm

Figure 4. Geese amongst the vines at the DiFilippo farm


4.2 Dissemination by the Greek stakeholder groups

Results from the agroforestry of high nature and cultural value stakeholder groups have been

presented at a variety of events (Table 2).

4.2.1 Website/social media

Results of the Greek group were presented in the AGROF MM stakeholders training course that took

place in the village of Skourtou, Aetoloakarnania (Xeromero forest). The announcement was

repeated by many Internet blogs (Figure 5a). The Greek group also participated in the valonia oak

festival in the island of Kea (Aegean Sea) announced by the Municipality of Kea (Figure 5b).

a) b)

Figure 5. a) Web announcement of the meeting in Skourtou, Aetoloakarnania (Xeromero forest) and

b) announcement in facebook of the valonia oak festival co-organized by the Municipality of Kea

4.2.2 Oral presentations

Two oral presentations took place to promote and disseminate the results. Some of these activities

are result of the joint effort of AGFORWARD and AGROF MM projects. The full set of activities is

described in Table A in the Annex, and those with a high of attendees are highlighted below. On 3

October 2017, Anastasia Pantera presented some of the results from work-package 3 at a

stakeholders meeting organized under the framework of the AGROF MM project (Figure 6). In the

same meeting, Konstantinos Mantzanas also presented some of the opportunities within the EU

Common Agricultural Policy.

Anastasia Pantera also presented some of our results from work-package 3 in the form of a research

article entitled: High Value Tree Agroforestry Systems in Europe at the 1st Agroecology conference

(http://www.agroecology-europe.org/international-conference-workshop-agroecology-25-27-

october-2017-lyon-france/) that took place in the city of Lyon, France.

http://www.agroecology-europe.org/international-conference-workshop-agroecology-25-27-october-2017-lyon-france/

http://www.agroecology-europe.org/international-conference-workshop-agroecology-25-27-october-2017-lyon-france/


a) b)

Figure 6. Anastasia Pantera presentation in a) Lyon, France and b) Skourtou, Aetoloakarnania (Xeromero forest)

4.2.3 Poster presentations

Anastasia Pantera, presented some of the results from work-package 3, and specifically two research

articles entitled “Agroforestry for High Value Tree Systems: System Descriptions” at the “Protection

and Restoration of the Environment XIII” International Conference (http://pre13.civil.auth.gr/). This

was held from 3 to 8 July 2016 at Mykonos in Greece.

4.2.4 Field visits

Anastasia Pantera also presented results during the Seventh annual acorn festival

(http://www.oakmeal.com/news/radio-interview-about-the-acorn-festival-29102017) organised

organised by an “oakmeal” company and the Municipality of Kea (Figure 7).

a) b)

Figure 7. a) Anastasia Pantera at the valonia oak festival and b) many local stakeholders and visitors

attended the presentation of Anastasia Pantera during the valonia oak festival

On 28 December 2017, Anastasia Pantera visited Molos, Central Greece where she informed local

stakeholders about the work-package 3 results (Figure 8a). Team members Andreas Papadopoulos,

Konstantinos Mantzanas and Dimitrios Koutsoulis also organised a similar meeting in Chalkidiki in

Central Macedonia (Figure 8b).

http://pre13.civil.auth.gr/

http://www.oakmeal.com/news/radio-interview-about-the-acorn-festival-29102017t


a) b)

Figure 8. a) During a stakeholders meeting that was organised under WP3, our team had the

opportunity to inform the attendants on the results from WP2 and WP4, and b) the team members

in Chalkidiki.


5 Grazed orchard system

5.1 Dissemination by the French group

On 21 March 2017, the Chamber of Agriculture of Normandy and the partners organized stakeholder

meeting devoted to grazed orchards and the conversion of cider orchards in organic farming to

destination of producers. Jean and Marie-Hélène Lefaucheux welcomed a group of about 40 people

on their farm in Saint Quentin des Prés in the Oise (Figure 9).

Figure 9. Visitors at the grazed orchard near Saint Quentin des Prés in the Oise

For the past ten years, the orchard has been grazed by Suffolk Texel crossbred sheep (Figure 10). In

2016, J. and M-H. Lefaucheux undertook the conversion of the orchards to the organic farming

because all of their practices were already very close to the organic farming.

Figure 10. Texel sheep crossed Suffolk in cider orchard in the Oise, April 2017


Jean Lefaucheux explained his interest in the system as including simplified grass management: one

single rotary mowing before harvest; elimination of diseased apples; the use of nitrogen from

faeces, quality grass under the trees, and two revenues from the same area. He noted that the

presence of the flock was compatible with the low doses of copper used. The trampling of the sheep

also prevents the establishment of voles and this supports the healthy development of the lines of

trees.

Case study 1: The first case study refers to a combined field production and cider producing

business in Seine-Maritime. The business produces and sells a range of apple products including

cider, pommel, Calvados, and juice. The orchard is 9.5 ha, half of which is in low-stemmed M106

apple trees (800 trees/ha) with the other half in high-stem Franc apple trees (100 trees/ha). A flock

of Shropshire sheep graze the orchard and the lambs are sold. This breed of sheep was chosen for its

hardiness and its “compatibility” with the orchard since they are reluctant to eat the bark. Sheep are

put in the orchards from March (after lambing) to December and then return indoors. The orchards

are divided into several parcels on which the grazing is done in rotation. The presence of sheep in

the low-stem orchard raises the “apple production height” by about one metre; there is no

production on the lower branches. The main benefit for the producer is to limit the number of

mowing passages, reduce apple scab (less leaf litter on the ground), and voles (rodents in sharp

decline since the sheep were introduced). No sheep mortality has been observed and the copper

doses used are low. From an economic point of view, sheep farming is less significant than the

economics of the apple production.

Cast study 2: The second case study refers to a producer in the Oise area who sells his production

under contract. The orchard is 55 ha, in low-stem trees (700 to 1000 trees/ha). Before planting the

orchards, the farm was in sheep production for many years and obtained many medals thanks to its

breeding. Currently, the flock includes 500 Texel cross-bred Suffolk sheep. Grazing occurs all year

except during the lambing period (February-March) which takes place indoors. Sheep are introduced

to young orchards when the trees are five years old and can withstand rubbing by the sheep. The

flock is split into two groups of about 500 animals after lambing, and distributed over two different

plots. The orchard is rotated every ten days to reduce damage to the trees. The rotation is easily

achieved with two sheep dogs, taking about half an hour to move the flock from one plot to another.

Sheep must be removed from the plot three weeks before harvest of the apples (a constraint set by

the manufacturer). A condition of the success of this approach has been very good surveillance of

the flock and the growth of the grass. Thus, with the first signs that the grass requires resting, the

producer must move the sheep to a different plot. There are many advantages, including: reduction

of grass height before harvest, very high quality grass under the trees, and absence of molehills

which greatly facilitate mechanical harvesting. Most importantly, there is multifunctional use of the

land for both apple and lamb production. Low applications of copper to the apple trees have not

been a problem for the sheep. In 2017, the producer used his flock to reduce frost damage to the

apple trees by grouping 500 animals on a 3 ha area of orchard.


5.2 Dissemination by the England and Wales group

Paul Burgess and Silvestre Garcia de Jalon visited the grazed orchards managed by Toby Lovell and

Harvey Clay in Herefordshire on 16 March 2017 to initiate an intensive period of research on the

economics of grazed orchards. The work involved four graduate students from Cranfield University

who worked on the project full-time for 10 weeks, with guidance from Paul, Anil, and Silvestre. A

poster and a presentation regarding the work were presented to an audience of about 40 people at

Cranfield University on 4 May 2017.

On 22 June 2017, Cranfield University also hosted the UK Agroforestry 2017 Conference. This was

arranged with the Royal Forestry Society, the Soil Association, and the Woodland Trust. The

conference was attended by 250 participants of whom about 100 were farmers and foresters. The

conference included discussions and presentations on a range of themes. Although there was not a

specific presentation on grazed orchards, the conference did focus on the benefits of trees for

livestock. On 4 January 2018, Paul Burgess presented the results of the work to a larger audience in

the “Trees: improving the lives of livestock” workshop at the Oxford Real Farming Conference.

5.3 Dissemination by the Northern Ireland group

Jim McAdam presented a poster entitled “Grazing in silvopasture and fruit orchards” when the

Agricultural History Society of Ireland visited the grazed orchards at AFBI Loughgall to discuss the EU

AGFORWARD trial on orchard grazing (Figure 11). Dermot Morgan, a prominent apple grower and

stakeholder demonstrated his trees as part of an AGFORWARD field visit to growers holdings in Co

Armagh, N Ireland.

a) b)

Figure 11. a) Screenshot of the poster presented to the Agricultural History Society of Ireland and b) an AGFORWARD field visit to a stakeholders’ holding.


6 Acknowledgements

The AGFORWARD project (Grant Agreement N° 613520) is co-funded by the European Commission,

Directorate General for Research & Innovation, within the 7th Framework Programme of RTD, Theme

2 – Biotechnologies, Agriculture & Food. The views and opinions expressed in this report are purely

those of the writers and may not in any circumstances be regarded as stating an official position of

the European Commission. This research was co-financed by the Hellenic Ministry of Education,

General Secretariat of Research and Technology.

7 Reference

Pantera, A., Mosquera-Losada, M.R., Burgess, P.J., Graves, A., Ferreiro-Domínguez, F., Corroyer, N.,

McAdam, J., Rosati, A., López-Díaz, M.L., Mantzanas, K., Moreno, G., Papadopoulos, A.,

Papanastasis, V., Giannitsopoulos, M. (2018). Agroforestry for high value tree systems: Results

of innovations. Deliverable 3.8 for EU FP7 AGFORWARD project 613520. (30 January 2018). 11

pp.

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8 Tabular summary of some dissemination activities

Table 2. List of the key dissemination activities on the stakeholder results in third reporting period for work-package 4.

Types of audience: SC: scientific community (higher education, research), I: Industry (including farmers); CivS: Civil society; Pol: Policy makers; M: Media, Ed: students and teachers WP Type of activity Main

leader Title Date Place Type of

audience Size of audience

Countries addressed

Website/social media

3 http://www.velanidodasos.gr/articles/one/201/

ΤΕΙ Information on the presentations that will take place under the AGROF MM ERASMUS+ project and were results from the AGFORWARD were presented

3/10/2017 Skourtou- Aetoloakarnani

Stakeholders 25 Greece

3 http://www.usc.es/es/index.html

USC Agroforestry Systems for Europe (AGFORWARD)

On going Galicia (NW Spain)

SC, I, CivS, M, Ed >1000 Spain

Conference organisation

3 National agroforestry conference

CRAN Agroforestry 2017 22 June 2017

Cranfield UK I, Sc, CivS, Pol, Mm Ed

250 UK, Ireland

3 Seminar UNEX

Alternative Tree Crops, co-organized with

the Cáceres Provincial Council.

13 November 2017

Perales del Puerto, Extremadura, Spain

CivS, Pol, Ed 120 Spain

3 15th

International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology

USC/TEI/EURAF

Organisation of the agroforestry session

“Agroforestry and Environment”

31 August - 2

September 2017

Rhodes, Greece SC, CivS, Ed >100 International

3 First Agroecology Forum

USC/TEI/EURAF

Organisation of the agroforestry session

“Agroecology and Agroforestry”

25-27 October 2017

Lyon, France SC, CivS, Ed >100 International

http://www.velanidodasos.gr/articles/one/201/



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WP Type of activity Main leader

Title Date Place Type of audience

Size of audience

Countries addressed

Television & Radio

3 TV program UNEX Elaboration for the Extremadura regional television channel of a short film on Landscape mosaics and resilience. Available at: http://www.canalextremadura.es/alacarta/tv/videos/fuera-de-tiempo-020617

02 Jun 2017 Canal Extremadura

General Audience

~ 200000 Spain (Region of Extremadura)

3 Radio USC Radio interview to María Rosa Mosquera-Losada about the agroforestry practices and the forest fires in Galicia

October 2017

COPE/SER General Audience

>1000 Spain

Oral presentations

3 Oral presentation to a scientific event

USC María Rosa Mosquera-Losada. Amazing grazing in periods of drought. Presentation at 67

th Annual Meeting of the European

Federation of Animal Science, Belfast, UK

29 Aug - 2 Sept 2016

Belfast, UK SC 100 International


AFBI McAdam, Jim. Silvopasture is a sustainable option in grassland systems. Paper presented to the European Association of Animal Production Congress. Session 41

1 Sept 2016 Belfast Waterfront Conference Hall

SC 100 International


USC María Rosa Mosquera-Losada. The innovation in the agroforestry sector: a European perspective. Presentation at Internacional Congress Life ecocitric, Val d`Uixo, Spain

17 Nov 2016 Val d`Uixo, Spain

SC 100 Spain


USC María Rosa Mosquera-Losada. Production of chestnuts under an agroforestry management in Galicia. Presentation at II Jornada de Arboricultura Forestal, Caldes de Montbui (Barcelona), Spain

29 Nov 2016 Caldes de Montbui (Barcelona), Spain

SC 100 Spain

3 Combined poster and oral presentation

CRAN ”Cost-benefit analyses of two silvopastoral agroforestry practices” poster and presentation at the Cranfield Group Project Exhibition

4 May 2017 Cranfield, UK SC, Ed, I 40 UK

3 Oral AFBI McAdam, Jim. Paper presented at : 24 May 2017 Sheffield Hallam SC 40 UK, EU

http://www.canalextremadura.es/alacarta/tv/videos/fuera-de-tiempo-020617

http://www.canalextremadura.es/alacarta/tv/videos/fuera-de-tiempo-020617

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Size of audience

Countries addressed

presentation to a scientific event

Silvopastoral Agroforestry- an option to support delivery of sustainable grassland intensification. Wood Meadows and Wood Pastures Conference, Sheffield

University


USC María Rosa Mosquera-Losada. Agroforestry a tool to mitigate climate change. IUFRO-125th Anniversary Congress, Freiburg, Germany

18-22 Sept 2017

Freiburg, Germany

SC 100 International

3 Presentation to stakeholders

TEI Advantages and disadvantages of agroforestry (in Greek) – organized by the AGROF MM ERASMUS+ project

3 Oct 2017 Skourtou- Aetoloakarnani


3 Presentation to stakeholders

TEI The opportunities of the new CAP: cases for the AGFORWARD project

3 Oct 2017 Skourtou- Aetoloakarnani



USC María Rosa Mosquera-Losada. Políticas de futuro en los cultivos ecológicos extensivos: prácticas agroforestales. Presentation at Jornadas de innovaciones agroecológicas en cultivos extensivos y legumbres, Valladolid, Spain

5-6 Oct 2017 Valladolid, Spain SC 100 Spain


USC María Rosa Mosquera-Losada. Agroforestry and agroecology including woody vegetation in agricultural systems. Presentation at First Agroecology Europe Forum”, Lyon, France

25-27 Oct 2017

Lyon, France SC 100 International

3 Oral presentation to a dissemination seminar

UNEX Bertomeu M.. Agroforestry systems and practices: socio-economic and environmental benefits. Presentation at Seminar Alternative Tree Crops

13 Nov 2017 Perales del Puerto, Extremadura, Spain

CivS, Pol, Ed 120 Spain


USC María Rosa Mosquera-Losada. Silvopastoral systems under chestnut trees. Presentation at BIOCASTANEA, Ponferrada, Spain

16 Nov 2017 Ponferrada, Spain

SC 100 Spain

3 Oral presentation to

AFBI McAdam, Jim. invited lecture on “Agroforestry, a land use option for

20 Nov 2017 Queens University

SC,Ed 60 UK

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Size of audience

Countries addressed

a scientific event

sustainable grassland management” to the Systematic Ecology Group Lunchtime Seminar series at Queens University Belfast

Belfast


AFBI McAdam, Jim. seminar on Sustainable Grassland Intensification and Agroforestry at the invitation of the Grass and Forage Design Laboratory, College of Animal Life Science, Kangwon National University, S Korea

28 Dec 2017 S Korea SC;CIVS 20 UK, Canada, Korea, Iran

3 Conference presentation

CRAN Presentation by Paul Burgess of results within the ”Trees: improving the lives of livestock” workshop at the Oxford Real Farming Conference

4 Jan 2018 Oxford, UK SC, I, CivS, Pol, Mm Ed

150 UK

News articles

3 Specialist journal

UNEX Agroforestría: incluyendo plantas y animales en la producción agroecológica https://www.agroecologia.net/revista-ae-27-agroforesteria/ Agricultura Ecológica 27: 14-15

Spring 2017 Journal of the Spanish Society of Organic farming

SC, I ~ 30000 Spain


USC Sistemas agroforestales, silvopastoralismo y agroecología https://www.agroecologia.net/revista-ae-27-agroforesteria/ Agricultura Ecológica 27: 12-13


SC, I ~ 30000 Spain


USC Las prácticas agroforestales y la ecología en Europa https://www.agroecologia.net/revista-ae-27-agroforesteria/ Agricultura Ecológica 27: 48-49


SC, I ~ 30000 Spain

3 Interview USC La Voz de Galicia: Habrá menos leche o costará menos producirla https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/lemos/2017/06/11/habra-leche-costara-producirla/0003_201706M11C69911.htm

11 June 2017

Galicia (NW Spain)

SC, I, CivS, Pol, M, Ed

>1000 Spain

https://www.agroecologia.net/revista-ae-27-agroforesteria/






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Size of audience

Countries addressed

3 Interview USC Campo Galego: Limpiar el monte con ganado pastando es diez veces más barato que desbrozarlo mecánicamente http://www.campogalego.com/forestal/limpar-o-monte-con-gando-pacendo-e-dez-veces-mais-barato-que-desbrozalo-mecanicamente/

2 Nov 2017 Galicia (NW Spain)


>1000 Spain

Field visits and workshops

Stakeholder meeting

APCA Grazed orchards 17 Mar 2017 Saint Quentin des Prés (France, Oise)

Farmers, advisors, technicians

40 France

3 Field visit at a training course

UNEX Field trip through the 30 ha farm of Carlos Donoso, a farmer with a 30 year experience on organic fruit production in the frame of the intensive course on Small-scale agroforestry.

16 June 2017

Acebo, Extremadura, Spain

CivS, Ed 25 Spain

3 Stakeholder meeting

USC Information on the results of AGFORWARD project

19 July 2017 Lugo, Spain Farmers, advisors, technicians

30 Spain

3 Workshop UNEX Debate co-organized with Bosques Naturales S.A. company about the silvopastoral and silvoarable management of timber plantation, attended by company and local farmers and extension workers

1 Sept 2017 Carpio de Tajo, Toledo, Spain

CivS 12 Spain


CREA (Rosati)

Chickens and asparagus in the olive orchard, geese and soil tillage with horses in the vineyard (Polli e Asparagi nell'Oliveto, Oche nella Vigna, Lavorazioni con Cavalli)

16 Oct 2017 Spoleto, Cannara (PG)


33 Italy


TEI Silvopastoral systems in Greece 29 Oct 2017 Kato Meria –Kea island-Cyclades-Aegean


50 Greece – Dutch –American-German

3 Stakeholders meeting

TEI Information on the results of AGFORWARD project

7 & 8 Dec 2017

Agrino & Messologi, W. Greece

Forest Service officials

5 Greece

http://www.campogalego.com/forestal/limpar-o-monte-con-gando-pacendo-e-dez-veces-mais-barato-que-desbrozalo-mecanicamente/




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Countries addressed



14 Dec 2017 Sissani, Kozani, Macedonia, Greece

I 10 Greece



15 Dec 2017 Fokaia, Chalkidiki, Greece

I 10 Greece

3 Workshop UNEX Non-timber forest products in rural areas 19 Dec 2017 Cadalso CivS, Ed 15 Spain

Governance

3 Cooperation UNEX Launching of the Association for Chesnut forests of Hoyos

12 April 2017

Hoyos CivS 35 Spain

Technology transfer

3 Design of new agroforestry project

UNEX Intercropping aromatic plants in almond groves

23 Nov 2017 Acebo, Extremadura, Spain (0.3 ha)

Farmer 4 Spain


UNEX Intercropping asparagus in olive groves 23 Nov 2017 Acebo, Extremadura, Spain (0.5 ha)

Farmer 4 Spain


UNEX Intercropping blueberries among chestnut trees for fruit production

23 Nov 2017 Gata, Extremadura, Spain (0.25 ha)

Farmer 2 Spain


UNEX Intercropping arbutus berries among chestnut trees for fruit production

23 Nov 2017 Villanueva de la Sierra, Extremadura, Spain (2 ha)

Farmer 2 Spain


UNEX Diversification of olive grove intermixing chestnut trees for nut production

23 Nov 2017 Gata, Extremadura, Spain (1 ha)

Farmer 2 Spain


UNEX Chestnut plantation managed with grazing with sheep for nut production

24 Nov 2017 Villasvuenas de Gata, Extremadura, Spain (1 ha)

Farmer 5 Spain


UNEX Improving pasture productivity and quality in olive groves to shift from intensive/chemical management to organic

24 Nov 2017 Villasbuenas de Gata, Extremadura,

Farmer 4 Spain

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Countries addressed

silvopastoral management with sheep grazing

Spain (0.4 ha)



24 Nov 2017 Villasbuenas de Gata, Extremadura, Spain (1.5 ha)

Farmer 4 Spain


UNEX Improving pasture productivity and quality in olive groves to shift from intensive/chemical management to organic silvopastoral management with sheep grazing

24 Nov 2017 Perales del Puerto, Extremadura, Spain (6 ha)

Farmer 5 Spain



24 Nov 2017 Villasbuenas de Gata, Extremadura, Spain (2 ha)

Farmer 2 Spain



28 Nov 2017 Acebo, Extremadura, Spain (1 ha)

Farmer 3 Spain



28 Nov 2017 Valverde del Fresno, Extremadura, Spain (6 ha)

Farmer 3 Spain



28 Nov 2017 Cilleros, Extremadura, Spain (6 ha)

Farmer 2 Spain

Flyers

3 Innovation leaflets

All partners of WP3

Eleven innovation leaflets in English and Greek

December 2017

Farmers na international

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Education

Course UNEX Small-scale agroforestry 16 June2017 Acebo CivS, Ed 25 Spain

3 Higher education

USC Degree in Forest Engineering/Degree in Agricultural Engineering

2016/2017 Galicia (NW Spain)

Ed 100 Spain

3 Summer course USC Nuevas tendencias en restauración de suelos degradados: cultivos energéticos y fitogestión en un modelo de Economía Circular

13-14 July 2017

Vitoria, Spain ED 50 Spain

Policy development

3 Policy Development

AFBI McAdam, J. (2015) Agro-Forestry input on Pg 4 within the CAP Clarification document https://www.dardni.gov.uk/articles/2014-2020-rural-development-programme. Online: https://www.dardni.gov.uk/articles/2014-2020-rural-development-programme

1 Oct 2015 Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, N Ireland. Belfast

PM 6 Northern Ireland

3 Policy into Practice

AFBI McAdam, Jim. Information and workshop session with CAFRE on Agroforestry at Loughgall for participants who had taken up the Agroforestry policy option in DAERA’s Environmental Farming Scheme.

5 Dec 2017 AFBI Loughgall I;POI 22 Northern Ireland


USC The team of the USC participated in some Civil Dialog Groups of the European Commission (Arable Crops, CAP, Direct Payments and Greening, Environment and Climate Change, Forestry and Cork, Organic Farming and Rural Development)

2016/2017 Belgium, Brussels

SC, I, CivS, Pol

50 International


USC The team of the USC participated in meetings of the EIP-AGRI

2016/2017 Belgium, Brussels

SC, I, CivS, Pol

50 International


USC María Rosa Mosquera-Losada participated in different meetings of the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA) because she has been named as facilitator of the GACSA

2016/2017 Around Europe SC, I, CivS, Pol, M, Ed

150 International

https://www.dardni.gov.uk/articles/2014-2020-rural-development-programme

https://www.dardni.gov.uk/articles/2014-2020-rural-development-programme

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USC María Rosa Mosquera-Losada participated in different meetings of the Global Research Alliance (GRA) because she is member of the Croplands Research Group https://globalresearchalliance.org/?s=MOSQUERA

2016/2017 Around Europe SC, I, CivS, Pol, M, Ed

15 International


USC María Rosa Mosquera-Losada participated in the meetings of the National Rural Network

2016/2017 Madrid, Spain SC, I, CivS, Pol, M, Ed

40 Spain


USC Rosa participated in two annual meetings of the European Structural and Investment funds (ESIF)

2016/2017 Belgium/Brussels


100 International


USC María Rosa Mosquera-Losada. How can policy support the uptake of agroforestry in Europe? Presentation at the European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium

29 November 2017

Belgium, Brussels


Over 80 International


TEI Anastasia Pantera participated in the EIP Focus Group “Forest Practices and Climate Change” where she participated in writing a paper on techniques and practices to manage fire risk including agroforestry

October 2017

Santiago de Compostella, Spain

SC, farmers, experts, Ed

23 International

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